Evaluation of Intraoperative Slow-release Dexamethasone Implant for Epiretinal Membrane

Epiretinal Membrane Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of Intraoperative Slow-release Dexamethasone Implant Used During Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membrane

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05416827
• Other study ID #: PKUPHophthal
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 15, 2022
• Est. completion date: September 15, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Peking University People's Hospital
• Contact: Jinfeng Qu, MD
• Phone: +861088326666
• Email: Jinfeng_QuPKU[@]163.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is a commonly encountered vitreoretinal interface anomaly with a prevalence of approximately 10% in the adult population. It is often treated with pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and membrane peeling when symptomatic. PPV is generally successful at improving visual acuity (VA) and/or metamorphopsia. At times, however, visual recovery can be hindered by macular edema in the post-vitrectomy period. Ozurdex can accelerate the resorption of intraretinal edema and hasten the improvement in the visual acuity. It has been shown to facilitate fluid absorption by both stimulating endogenous adenosine signaling in Muller cells and by down regulating vascular endothelial growth factor production. So, this study aim to investigate the efficacy of Ozurdex implant after PPV in epiretinal membrane eyes.

Description:

Small gauge pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with membrane peeling is used to successfully treat macular epiretinal membranes (ERMs) with a postoperative improvement of visual acuity in the majority of cases. Traditionally, the treatment of ERMs has been performed purely by peeling the membrane mechanically and then waiting for the intraretinal edema to resolve spontaneously. In the last few years, some publications raised the possibility that triamcinolone acetonide (TA),given as an intravitreal injection at the end of surgery, can accelerate the resorption of intraretinal edema and hasten the improvement in the visual acuity. It has been shown to facilitate fluid absorption by both stimulating endogenous adenosine signaling in Muller cells and by down regulating vascular endothelial growth factor production. Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid drugs that has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant activity 30 times that of cortisol and 6 times that of triamcinolone. As the postoperative cystoid macular edema usually peaks 4 to 6 weeks after surgery the difference in the half life can be significant and explained the results in past publications. While the use of intravitreal TA as an adjuvant to PPV with membrane peel showed conflicting results. Only few publications demonstrated the effectiveness of Ozurdex in the treatment of macular edema in a vitrectomized eye, after ERM removal.So, this study aim to investigate the efficacy of Ozurdex implant after PPV in epiretinal membrane eyes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: September 15, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: September 15, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with a visually significant (BCVA<20/50) idiopathic epiretinal membrane.
• ocular axial length less than 27.00 mm (optical biometry) associated with cataracts.

Exclusion Criteria:

• concomitant or previous macular diseases (diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusion and agerelated macular degeneration).
• secondary epiretinal membrane, other visually significant macular pathology and prior intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Epiretinal Membrane

Intervention

Procedure:
• slow-release dexamethasone implant
Epiretinal membrane eyes underwent PPV combined with Ozurdex implant

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Peking University People's Hospital

References & Publications (7)

Beer PM, Bakri SJ, Singh RJ, Liu W, Peters GB 3rd, Miller M. Intraocular concentration and pharmacokinetics of triamcinolone acetonide after a single intravitreal injection. Ophthalmology. 2003 Apr;110(4):681-6. — View Citation

Boyer DS, Faber D, Gupta S, Patel SS, Tabandeh H, Li XY, Liu CC, Lou J, Whitcup SM; Ozurdex CHAMPLAIN Study Group. Dexamethasone intravitreal implant for treatment of diabetic macular edema in vitrectomized patients. Retina. 2011 May;31(5):915-23. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e318206d18c. — View Citation

Chin HS, Park TS, Moon YS, Oh JH. Difference in clearance of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide between vitrectomized and nonvitrectomized eyes. Retina. 2005 Jul-Aug;25(5):556-60. — View Citation

Mao J, Xu Z, Lao J, Chen Y, Xu X, Wu S, Zheng Z, Liu B, Shen L. Assessment of macular microvasculature features before and after vitrectomy in the idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane using a grading system: An optical coherence tomography angiography study. Acta Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;99(7):e1168-e1175. doi: 10.1111/aos.14753. Epub 2021 Jan 10. — View Citation

Medeiros MD, Alkabes M, Navarro R, Garcia-Arumí J, Mateo C, Corcóstegui B. Dexamethasone intravitreal implant in vitrectomized versus nonvitrectomized eyes for treatment of patients with persistent diabetic macular edema. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Nov;30(9):709-16. doi: 10.1089/jop.2014.0010. Epub 2014 Sep 26. — View Citation

Reilly G, Melamud A, Lipscomb P, Toussaint B. SURGICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH MACULAR PUCKER AND GOOD PREOPERATIVE VISUAL ACUITY AFTER VITRECTOMY WITH MEMBRANE PEELING. Retina. 2015 Sep;35(9):1817-21. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000558. — View Citation

Yang HS, Kim JT, Joe SG, Lee JY, Yoon YH. Postoperative restoration of foveal inner retinal configuration in patients with epiretinal membrane and abnormally thick inner retina. Retina. 2015 Jan;35(1):111-9. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000276. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	CMT	central macular thickness	from preoperation to 3 months follow-up
Primary	IOP	intraocular pressure	from preoperation to 3 months follow-up
Primary	BCVA	best-corrected visual acuity	from preoperation to 3 months follow-up